Five-Hour Osaka Walking Tour w/ Street Foods
Feast on Osaka street foods, visit landmarks like the Kuromon Market, Shinsekai, and more, and learn about the city’s history and culture from a bilingual local guide in this walking tour.
Highlights
Discover Osaka’s attractions and famous foods in this guided tour with a local host
Walk through the city for five hours, exploring some of its landmarks and hidden gems, like Dotonbori, Hozenji Yokocho, Kuromon Market, and more
Try delicious street foods like yakisoba, takoyaki and okonomiyaki
10 meals
Experience Details
While it's true that one could spend a lifetime exploring Osaka to merely scratch the surface of all that the city has to offer, five hours walking with a local expert —visiting landmarks and enjoying flagship street foods —should paint a pretty good picture. In this walking tour, you'll explore Osaka with a local while nibbling on takoyaki and yakisoba and seeing some of the city's must-see sights.
You'll first stroll by the Osaka Castle, and from there, you'll visit Amerika-mura, a vibrant, young district with interesting street art and vintage clothing stores. Before you know it, you'll be in Shinsaibashi-suji, a covered shopping street that is one of the city's main retail areas.
Your food adventure begins in the famous district of Dotonbori, where you can find the Glico sign and the towering neon lights, two of the city's most predominant symbols. Stroll through a hard-to-find, narrow cobblestone alleyway with traditional lanterns that capture the atmosphere of old Japan. Then, you'll visit Hozen-ji Temple, a small Buddhist temple just off Dotonbori, where you can learn more about the city's traditional culture.
No visit to Osaka is complete without stopping by Kuromon Market, where fresh seafood has been sold, served and enjoyed for over 200 years. From there, you'll continue strolling through interesting roads to Nipponbashi Denden Town, Osaka's "electric town" teeming with electronics and pop culture, before concluding your tour at Shinsekai, a retro, pre-war district as nostalgic as it is picturesque.
A bilingual guide will lead the way, sharing stories on Osaka's history and culture, providing recommendations for your trip, and showing you the unmissable foods and sights of the city. Just bring your walking shoes, come with an empty stomach and get ready to discover Osaka through the eyes of a local in this unique tour!
Inclusions
One non-alcoholic beverage and Osaka street foods (yakisoba, takoyaki and okonomiyaki)
A guided walking tour with insights on Osaka’s history and culture led by a bilingual guide
Exclusions
Transportation costs to the meeting point, from the drop-off point and during the experience
Tickets to any attractions
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Meet your host at Exit 2 of Osakajokoen Station (JR Loop Line). A Google Maps link will be provided upon booking confirmation.
Remarks
Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
This experience is not suitable for pets.
Infants cannot sit on laps, and infant seats are unavailable.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 1 day before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Osaka Prefecture is the birthplace of Kansai-style okonomiyaki and many classic Japanese street foods. Centered around Osaka (the prefectural capital), the clash of trade, traditions, and modern technologies contributes to the dynamic energy of this prefecture overlooking Osaka Bay.
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10 meals
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